开凿 (kāi záo) — to dig, to cut (a canal, tunnel, etc.)
Definition
A formal verb for cutting or boring through rock/earth to create a passage — canals, tunnels, wells. More deliberate and large-scale than 挖.
verb
to digto cut (a canal, tunnel, etc.)
Examples
- 开凿。Tā men kāi záo le yì tiáo suì dào chuān guò dà shān.They dug a tunnel through the mountain.
- 开凿。Gǔ dài rén kāi záo le zhè tiáo yùn hé.Ancient people dug this canal.
- 开凿。Gōng rén men zhèng zài kāi záo shuǐ qú.The workers are digging an irrigation ditch.
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